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**RaginRonic** · 01-25-2010, 02:52 AM

The Canadian Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium's broadcast abilities by the numbers for Vancouver 2010.

(From http://ctvmedia.ca/olympics/releases...2054&yyyy=2010)

4,800 – hours of Vancouver 2010 coverage by Consortium
2,350 – hours of coverage on CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca
2,250 – hours of coverage on television
1,400 – members of Consortium production team
800 – hours of coverage in French, more than double the French-language coverage in Canada of Turin 2006 (375 hours)
421 – hours of coverage that will air in languages other than English and French
374 – total hours of coverage on CTV
354 – total hours of coverage on RDS
306 – total hours of coverage on Rogers Sportsnet
296 – total hours of coverage on TSN
284 – total hours of coverage on V
282 – hours of coverage each day on Consortium television channels
240 – people on French production team
214 – total hours of coverage on APTN
200 – hours of Olympic Games content and programming on Consortium radio
107 – total hours of coverage on ATN
101 – total hours of coverage on RIS Info Sports
100 – total hours of coverage on OMNI.1 and OMNI.2
75 – total hours of coverage on OLN
64 – theatres in which fans can watch Consortium’s coverage (Cineplex Entertainment cinemas...the big screen)
51 – total hours of coverage on MuchMusic
22 – languages in which coverage will air
22 – hours of coverage each day on CTV
21 – hours of coverage each day on RDS
20 – radio stations within Consortium
14 – live streams available at CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca
13 – languages in which the Opening and Closing Ceremonies will air
12 – television channels within Consortium
9 – times CTV has been the official broadcaster of the Olympic Games, including Vancouver 2010
8 – sets (6 in Vancouver and 2 in Whistler)
2 – broadcast locations

In other words, Canada will be doing something NO ONE ELSE in the world will be doing for these XXI Olympic Winter Games....airing AND streaming every single event LIVE on Television and the Internet. It's not ever been done before in global Olympic broadcast history.

01-25-2010, 02:52 AM	#9
RaginRonic Hellraiser Extraordinaire Posts: 670	The Canadian Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium's broadcast abilities by the numbers for Vancouver 2010. (From http://ctvmedia.ca/olympics/releases...2054&yyyy=2010) 4,800 – hours of Vancouver 2010 coverage by Consortium 2,350 – hours of coverage on CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca 2,250 – hours of coverage on television 1,400 – members of Consortium production team 800 – hours of coverage in French, more than double the French-language coverage in Canada of Turin 2006 (375 hours) 421 – hours of coverage that will air in languages other than English and French 374 – total hours of coverage on CTV 354 – total hours of coverage on RDS 306 – total hours of coverage on Rogers Sportsnet 296 – total hours of coverage on TSN 284 – total hours of coverage on V 282 – hours of coverage each day on Consortium television channels 240 – people on French production team 214 – total hours of coverage on APTN 200 – hours of Olympic Games content and programming on Consortium radio 107 – total hours of coverage on ATN 101 – total hours of coverage on RIS Info Sports 100 – total hours of coverage on OMNI.1 and OMNI.2 75 – total hours of coverage on OLN 64 – theatres in which fans can watch Consortium’s coverage (Cineplex Entertainment cinemas...the big screen) 51 – total hours of coverage on MuchMusic 22 – languages in which coverage will air 22 – hours of coverage each day on CTV 21 – hours of coverage each day on RDS 20 – radio stations within Consortium 14 – live streams available at CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca 13 – languages in which the Opening and Closing Ceremonies will air 12 – television channels within Consortium 9 – times CTV has been the official broadcaster of the Olympic Games, including Vancouver 2010 8 – sets (6 in Vancouver and 2 in Whistler) 2 – broadcast locations In other words, Canada will be doing something NO ONE ELSE in the world will be doing for these XXI Olympic Winter Games....airing AND streaming every single event LIVE on Television and the Internet. It's not ever been done before in global Olympic broadcast history. Last edited by RaginRonic; 01-25-2010 at 03:05 AM.